.em-about section {
  padding: 82px 0;
  scroll-margin-top: 92px;
}

.em-about .eyebrow {
  margin-bottom: 18px;
  color: var(--em-sage-750);
  font-size: 12px;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.13em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.em-about .btn {
  display: inline-flex;
  min-height: 50px;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  padding: 0 22px;
  border: 1px solid transparent;
  border-radius: 12px;
  cursor: pointer;
  font-size: 14px;
  font-weight: 700;
  transition: 0.2s ease;
}

.em-about .btn-primary {
  background: var(--em-sage-750);
  color: var(--em-paper);
}

.em-about .btn-primary:hover {
  background: #50594a;
  transform: translateY(-2px);
}

.em-about .btn-secondary {
  border-color: rgba(95, 105, 88, 0.35);
  background: transparent;
  color: var(--em-ink);
}

.em-about .btn-secondary:hover {
  border-color: var(--em-sage-300);
  background: var(--em-sage-050);
  transform: translateY(-2px);
}

/* Hero. */
.em-about .about-hero {
  padding: 52px 0 64px;
  background: var(--em-bg);
}

.em-about .about-hero-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(320px, 0.76fr) minmax(0, 1.24fr);
  gap: 68px;
  align-items: center;
}

.em-about .about-photo-wrap {
  position: relative;
  max-width: 430px;
}

.em-about .about-photo-wrap::before {
  position: absolute;
  z-index: 0;
  bottom: -24px;
  left: -26px;
  width: 86%;
  height: 88%;
  border-radius: 30px;
  background: var(--em-sage-100);
  content: "";
  opacity: 0.78;
}

.em-about .about-photo {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
  display: block;
  width: 100%;
  aspect-ratio: 4 / 5;
  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.72);
  border-radius: 26px;
  box-shadow: 0 30px 70px rgba(44, 47, 43, 0.12);
  object-fit: cover;
  object-position: center 34%;
}

.em-about .about-hero-copy {
  max-width: 720px;
}

.em-about .about-hero-copy h1 {
  max-width: 720px;
  font-size: clamp(52px, 5vw, 72px);
}

.em-about .about-role {
  margin-top: 20px;
  color: var(--em-ink);
  font-size: 21px;
  font-weight: 600;
}

.em-about .about-intro {
  max-width: 690px;
  margin-top: 24px;
  color: var(--em-muted);
  font-size: 17px;
}

.em-about .about-intro p + p {
  margin-top: 16px;
}

/* Education. */
.em-about .education {
  padding-top: 66px;
  padding-bottom: 66px;
  background: var(--em-paper);
}

.em-about .education-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 0.75fr 1.25fr;
  gap: 82px;
  align-items: start;
}

.em-about .education-intro p {
  max-width: 430px;
  margin-top: 20px;
  color: var(--em-muted);
  font-size: 16px;
}

.em-about .education-list {
  border-top: 1px solid var(--em-line);
}

.em-about .education-item {
  padding: 24px 0 26px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--em-line);
}

.em-about .education-item h3 {
  margin-bottom: 8px;
  font-family: var(--em-serif);
  font-size: 27px;
}

.em-about .education-meta {
  color: var(--em-muted);
  font-size: 14px;
}

/* Professional experience. */
.em-about .experience {
  background: var(--em-cream);
}

.em-about .experience-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 0.78fr 1.22fr;
  gap: 82px;
  align-items: start;
}

.em-about .experience-intro p {
  margin-top: 20px;
  color: var(--em-muted);
  font-size: 16px;
}

.em-about .experience-list {
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(44, 47, 43, 0.15);
}

.em-about .experience-item {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 54px 1fr;
  gap: 12px;
  padding: 22px 0 24px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(44, 47, 43, 0.15);
}

.em-about .experience-no {
  padding-top: 4px;
  color: var(--em-sage-750);
  font-size: 12px;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
}

.em-about .experience-item h3 {
  margin-bottom: 7px;
  font-size: 21px;
}

.em-about .experience-item p {
  color: var(--em-muted);
  font-size: 14px;
  line-height: 1.65;
}

/* Areas of practice. */
.em-about .areas {
  padding-top: 62px;
  padding-bottom: 62px;
  background: var(--em-paper);
}

.em-about .areas-head {
  max-width: 760px;
  margin-bottom: 36px;
}

.em-about .areas-head p {
  margin-top: 18px;
  color: var(--em-muted);
  font-size: 16px;
}

.em-about .areas-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
  border-top: 1px solid var(--em-line);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--em-line);
}

.em-about .area {
  min-height: 220px;
  padding: 30px 28px;
}

.em-about .area + .area {
  border-left: 1px solid var(--em-line);
}

.em-about .area-no {
  margin-bottom: 28px;
  color: var(--em-sage-750);
  font-size: 11px;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.1em;
}

.em-about .area h3 {
  margin-bottom: 10px;
  font-size: 21px;
}

.em-about .area p {
  color: var(--em-muted);
  font-size: 14px;
  line-height: 1.65;
}

/* Company. */
.em-about .company {
  padding: 62px 0;
  background: var(--em-sage-100);
}

.em-about .company-inner {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 0.76fr 1.24fr;
  gap: 72px;
  align-items: center;
}

.em-about .company-copy {
  padding-left: 34px;
  border-left: 1px solid rgba(44, 47, 43, 0.2);
}

.em-about .company-copy p {
  color: #535951;
  font-size: 16px;
}

.em-about .company-copy p + p {
  margin-top: 14px;
}

/* Contact. */
.em-about .service-contact {
  padding-top: 60px;
  padding-bottom: 60px;
  background: var(--em-cream);
}

.em-about .contact-head {
  max-width: 700px;
  margin: 0 auto 52px;
  text-align: center;
}

.em-about .service-contact .contact-head {
  margin-bottom: 36px;
}

.em-about .contact-head p {
  margin-top: 18px;
  color: var(--em-muted);
}

.em-about .contact-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(44, 47, 43, 0.16);
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(44, 47, 43, 0.16);
}

.em-about .contact-option {
  min-height: 260px;
  padding: 38px 34px 42px;
}

.em-about .service-contact .contact-option {
  min-height: 0;
}

.em-about .contact-option + .contact-option {
  border-left: 1px solid rgba(44, 47, 43, 0.16);
}

.em-about .contact-option h3 {
  margin-bottom: 14px;
}

.em-about .contact-option p {
  min-height: 72px;
  color: var(--em-muted);
  font-size: 14px;
}

.em-about .contact-option .btn {
  margin-top: 24px;
}

.em-about .direct-line {
  margin-top: 12px;
  font-size: 15px;
  font-weight: 700;
}

.em-about .direct-line a:hover {
  color: var(--em-sage-750);
}

@media (max-width: 1024px) {
  .em-about .about-hero-grid {
    gap: 46px;
  }

  .em-about .education-grid,
  .em-about .experience-grid {
    gap: 52px;
  }

  .em-about .company-inner {
    gap: 48px;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 820px) {
  .em-about section {
    padding: 62px 0;
    scroll-margin-top: 86px;
  }

  .em-about .about-hero {
    padding: 40px 0 50px;
  }

  .em-about .about-hero-grid {
    grid-template-columns: minmax(280px, 0.82fr) minmax(0, 1.18fr);
    gap: 40px;
  }

  .em-about .about-photo-wrap {
    max-width: 350px;
  }

  .em-about .about-hero-copy h1 {
    font-size: clamp(44px, 6.2vw, 58px);
  }

  .em-about .about-role {
    font-size: 19px;
  }

  .em-about .about-intro {
    font-size: 15.5px;
  }

  .em-about .education-grid,
  .em-about .experience-grid {
    grid-template-columns: minmax(220px, 0.72fr) minmax(0, 1.28fr);
    gap: 38px;
  }

  .em-about .areas-grid {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
  }

  .em-about .area {
    min-height: 210px;
    padding: 26px 20px;
  }

  .em-about .company-inner {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    gap: 24px;
  }

  .em-about .company-copy {
    padding-top: 22px;
    padding-left: 0;
    border-top: 1px solid rgba(44, 47, 43, 0.2);
    border-left: 0;
  }

  .em-about .contact-head p {
    margin-top: 12px;
  }

  .em-about .contact-grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .em-about .contact-option {
    padding: 26px 22px 28px;
  }

  .em-about .contact-option + .contact-option {
    border-top: 1px solid rgba(44, 47, 43, 0.16);
    border-left: 0;
  }

  .em-about .contact-option h3 {
    margin-bottom: 10px;
  }

  .em-about .contact-option p {
    min-height: 0;
  }

  .em-about .contact-option .btn {
    margin-top: 18px;
  }
}

/* Tablet portrait preserves the approved three-column contact treatment. */
@media (min-width: 581px) and (max-width: 820px) {
  .em-about section {
    padding: 56px 0;
  }

  .em-about .contact-grid {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
  }

  .em-about .contact-option {
    min-height: 0;
    padding: 26px 20px 28px;
  }

  .em-about .contact-option + .contact-option {
    border-top: 0;
    border-left: 1px solid rgba(44, 47, 43, 0.16);
  }

  .em-about .contact-option h3 {
    margin-bottom: 10px;
    font-size: 20px;
  }

  .em-about .contact-option p {
    min-height: 0;
    font-size: 13px;
    line-height: 1.6;
  }

  .em-about .contact-option .btn {
    min-height: 46px;
    padding: 0 16px;
    margin-top: 18px;
    font-size: 12.5px;
  }

  .em-about .direct-line {
    font-size: 13px;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 580px) {
  .em-about section {
    padding: 44px 0;
    scroll-margin-top: 80px;
  }

  .em-about h2 {
    font-size: 38px;
  }

  .em-about .btn {
    width: 100%;
  }

  .em-about .about-hero {
    padding: 24px 0 38px;
  }

  .em-about .about-hero-grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    gap: 34px;
  }

  .em-about .about-photo-wrap {
    width: 100%;
    max-width: none;
  }

  .em-about .about-photo {
    aspect-ratio: 4 / 5;
    object-position: center 30%;
  }

  .em-about .about-photo-wrap::before {
    bottom: -12px;
    left: -12px;
  }

  .em-about .about-hero-copy h1 {
    font-size: 46px;
  }

  .em-about .about-role {
    font-size: 18px;
  }

  .em-about .about-intro {
    font-size: 15px;
  }

  .em-about .education {
    padding: 44px 0;
  }

  .em-about .education-grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    gap: 28px;
  }

  .em-about .education-item {
    padding: 20px 0 22px;
  }

  .em-about .education-item h3 {
    font-size: 24px;
  }

  .em-about .experience-grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    gap: 28px;
  }

  .em-about .experience-item {
    grid-template-columns: 42px 1fr;
    padding: 18px 0 20px;
  }

  .em-about .areas {
    padding: 44px 0;
  }

  .em-about .areas-grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .em-about .area {
    min-height: 0;
    padding: 24px 0;
  }

  .em-about .area + .area {
    border-top: 1px solid var(--em-line);
    border-left: 0;
  }

  .em-about .area-no {
    margin-bottom: 14px;
  }

  .em-about .company {
    padding: 44px 0;
  }

  .em-about .company-copy p {
    font-size: 15px;
  }

  .em-about .service-contact {
    padding: 44px 0;
  }

  .em-about .contact-option {
    min-height: 0;
    padding: 24px 22px;
  }

  .em-about .contact-option + .contact-option {
    border-top: 1px solid rgba(44, 47, 43, 0.16);
  }

  .em-about .contact-option .btn {
    margin-top: 16px;
  }

  .em-about .contact-option:last-child {
    padding-bottom: 22px;
  }
}